Year 2 Comparing Length, Mass and Capacity Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers

Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 2 measurement worksheet.

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cm = centimetres (length), kg = kilograms (mass), L = litres (capacity). Compare the numbers when the units are the same.

1.Which is heavier? The dog (2 kg) or the parcel (5 kg)?

Answer: the parcel

2 kg < 5 kg.

2.Order from smallest to largest: 9 L, 2 L, 7 L

Answer: 2 L, 7 L, 9 L

3.Which holds more? The bucket (10 L) or the water tank (6 L)?

Answer: the bucket

10 L > 6 L.

4.Which is heavier? The bag of sand (6 kg) or the box of books (7 kg)?

Answer: the box of books

6 kg < 7 kg.

5.Order from lightest to heaviest: 6 kg, 5 kg, 1 kg

Answer: 1 kg, 5 kg, 6 kg

6.Which is shorter? The pencil (30 cm) or the rope (24 cm)?

Answer: the rope

30 cm > 24 cm.

7.Which is shorter? The crayon (28 cm) or the worm (30 cm)?

Answer: the crayon

28 cm < 30 cm.

8.Order from smallest to largest: 5 L, 6 L, 9 L

Answer: 5 L, 6 L, 9 L

9.Which holds less? The watering can (6 L) or the fish tank (7 L)?

Answer: the watering can

6 L < 7 L.

10.Which holds less? The fish tank (3 L) or the bucket (10 L)?

Answer: the fish tank

3 L < 10 L.

11.Order from lightest to heaviest: 5 kg, 4 kg, 9 kg

Answer: 4 kg, 5 kg, 9 kg

12.Which is lighter? The parcel (7 kg) or the sack of potatoes (4 kg)?

Answer: the sack of potatoes

7 kg > 4 kg.

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